Ephesians 2:19-22 (NKJV): Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Day 21 (Saturday 28 August) - Media & Arts

by NECF Malaysia 40-Day Fast & Prayer

In 1962, a director of FBI said, "Movies are doing more to advance crime and juvenile delinquency than any other factor today." How true his statement has become. The media is a powerful tool that can advance good or bad, positive or negative effects. Today we are seeing a stream of perverted sex, witchcraft, violence, murder, brutality, high divorce rates and so forth. The trends are also changing with more and more young people watching movies and entertainment contents online. Fewer people are reading newspapers while more are downloading contents on to their personal computers. Through advances in technology, the media and arts sector has begun to establish its own social networking and followings. The traditional forms of social life are fading away. In the midst of this rapid change, we thank God that the Body of Christ has begun to redeem the media and arts sector. The challenge calls for us to consider how we are to create contents that are truthful, reflecting godly spiritual values, relevant to the younger generation and at the same time, creative and entertaining.

Reflection: Prov 4:24-26. How do you spend your time? Are you concerned about what you see? Does it affect you spiritually? Commit to the Lord.

Prayer Points
■ Ask the Lord for greater understanding of the new things He is doing. Despite the many media options available, pray that our eyes and ears are constantly focused on Him.
■ Believers who will use their God-given skills and talents to reach out to the lost generation through movies, music, games, comics etc. Pray for the expression of these gifts in every language: English, Malay, Chinese, Tamil and others.
■ God to raise a new breed of believers who will be pioneers of the new media technology. They will be creative, relevant and will utilise every new medium available to bring the prophetic message to the nations.
■ Pray that the government will continue to support creativity and free speech in the media arts. Pray that no one will be prevented access to what God wants to do in the media and arts
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